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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Leigh say he and his mom used to scoop up the mashed potatoes and gravy with their dinner in his February 5 diary entry?
(a) Chicken bones.
(b) Their fingers.
(c) An ice cream cone.
(d) Sporks.

2. Leigh says in his February 5 diary entry that his mom told him growing up she’d look at the lights of Bakersfield and it seemed like where?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Seattle or Canada.
(c) London or L.A.
(d) New York or Paris.

3. Leigh writes in his February 1 diary entry that there was bad news in the newspaper. What is the bad news?
(a) The telephone company has gone bankrupt.
(b) The U.S. is going to war in the Middle East.
(c) The sugar refinery is shutting down.
(d) The stock market crashed.

4. Leigh writes in his February 6 diary entry that he tried to start a story for Young Writers but only got as far as the title, which was what?
(a) “Ralph the Mouse and the Mouse Caper.”
(b) “Ways to Amuse a Dog.”
(c) “Ways to Catch a Lunch Bag Thief.”
(d) “The Ten-Foot Tall Wax Man.”

5. Leigh says in his January 30 diary entry that his mother told him that she rode with Leigh’s father until when?
(a) He was born.
(b) His sister was born.
(c) They got divorced.
(d) They got married.

Short Answer Questions

1. On January 19, Leigh writes and thanks Mr. Henshaw for the postcard with a picture of what on it?

2. In his January 15 letter to Mr. Henshaw, Leigh writes that he finished Beggar Bears in how much time?

3. Leigh says he got books from the library about what in his March 1 diary entry?

4. What does “CB” stand for in “CB radio”?

5. What does Leigh say he’s decided to save the money his dad sent him for in his February 9 diary entry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leigh relate about Mr. Henshaw’s new book in his January 12 letter?

2. What frustrations does Leigh vent in his diary on January 20?

3. What is related in Leigh’s “review” of Beggar Bears in his January 15 letter?

4. What does Leigh tell Mr. Henshaw about the writing competition in his letter from January 19?

5. How does Leigh describe his and his mother’s exchange after the phone call in his February 5 diary entry?

6. How does Leigh’s dad describe losing Bandit? Where was he when Bandit was lost?

7. What does Leigh describe buying at the hardware store in his March 3 diary entry? What does Leigh say about the man who works there?

8. What outcome does Leigh describe of his alarm invention in his diary entries from March 5 and 6?

9. What is revealed about Leigh’s story, “The Ten-Foot Wax Man,” in his February 15 letter?

10. Who do you think is symbolized by the protagonist in Leigh’s story “The Ten-Foot Wax Man”?

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